Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park Explained

Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park
Map:New York
Coords:41.857°N -73.922°W
Type:State park
Location:9 Old Post Road
Staatsburg, New York[1]
Area:356acres[2]
Created:[3]
Operator:New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
Visitation Num:203,730
Visitation Year:2014
Visitation Ref:[4] [5]
Open:All year
Website:Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park

Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park is a 356acres state park[2] in Dutchess County, New York in the United States. The park is located on the east shore of the Hudson River in the Town of Hyde Park and also includes Esopus Island.[6]

Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park is adjacent to Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park, and the two parks are collectively known as Mills-Norrie State Park.[1]

History

The park's lands were donated to New York State by Geraldine Morgan Thompson in memory of her sister, Margaret Lewis Norrie.[3] A large Civilian Conservation Corps camp existed at the park in 1937, housing workers that were developing the park's facilities.[7]

Nearby state parks and historic sites

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation . September 25, 2016.
  2. Book: 2014 New York State Statistical Yearbook . The Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government . 2014 . Section O: Environmental Conservation and Recreation, Table O-9 . 673 . February 28, 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150916082616/http://www.rockinst.org/nys_statistics/2014/2014_Yearbook_Section_O.pdf . September 16, 2015 . dead .
  3. Web site: State Parks Commissioner Announces Projects At Mills-Norrie . https://web.archive.org/web/20060924022458/http://www.nysparks.state.ny.us/news/press/view.asp?pressID=238 . September 24, 2006 . August 16, 2002 . NYS Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . October 29, 2016.
  4. Web site: State Park Annual Attendance Figures by Facility: Beginning 2003 . Data.ny.gov . September 25, 2016.
  5. Combined attendance for Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park and Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills State Park.
  6. Web site: Final Environmental Impact Statement for Ogden Mills & Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial State Park, Margaret Lewis Norrie State Park, and Staatsburgh State Historic Site . New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation . April 17, 2013 . 24 .
  7. Book: Federal Writers' Project. Dutchess Co., N.Y.. Dutchess County. 1937. William Penn Association of Philadelphia. 91. September 25, 2016.

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